Adjustable lock keeper



Aug. 23 1932. J. w. ANSTQNE ADJUSTABLE LOCK KEEPER Original Filed March11, 1951 Patented Aug. 23, 1932 UNITED STATES JAMES WILLIAM AN S'I'INE,OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA ADJUSTABLE LocK KEEPER Application filed March 11,1931, Serial No. 521,826. Renewed June 20, 1932.

This invention relates to an adjustable tion and arrangement of theseveral parts, to a be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is an elevation showing part of a door and a part of a frame with theimproved keeper member on the frame for engaging the bolt of the latchon the door.

Fig. 2 is an edge view looking toward the keeper member.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44: of Fig. 1.

In these views, the letter A indicates a door or other barrier and theletter B a part of the frame thereof, the door carrying a lock C, thebolt of which is adapted to engage a keeper member 1 on the frame, inthe usual manner. An angle plate 2 is fastened to an edge of the frame Bby the screws 3 and covers a groove or recess 4 in said frame. The plateis formed with a longitudinalslot 5. A second angle plate 6 is supportedfor vertical movement on the plate 2 through means of the screw 7carried by the plate 6, passing through the slot 5 in the plate 2 andpassing into threaded holes in a plate 8 located in the recess 4 andengaging the inner side of the limb of the plate 2.

Thus by loosening the'screws 7 the plate 6 can be adjusted vertically onthe plate 2 and thereby tightening the screws 7, the plate 6 will beheld in ad usted position on the plate 2. i

This plate 6 is formed with a horizontal rib 9 on its outer facewhich'is of dove-tail shape and the inner face of the member 1 is formedwith a dove-tail groove 10 for re ceiving said rib, so that said keepermember 1 is supported for horizontal sliding movement on the plate 6.

A horizontal slot 11 is formed on each end of the keeper member 1 and ascrew 12 passes through each slot and is threaded into the plate 6, sothat by loosening the screws 12, the keeper member 1 can be adjustedhorizontally toward and away from the lock C and then by tightening thescrews 12, the

keeper member is fastened in adjusted posi- I tion onthe plate 6.

Thus I have provided simple means for ad justing the keeper bothvertically and horizontally so as to insure the boltof the lock properlyengaging the keeper recess 13 in the Having thus described myinventiomwhat Q I claim as new 1s:-

In combination with a keeper member for a lock or latch bolt and a framemember having an elongated recess in one face thereof, an

angle-shaped plate recessed in the frame member and having one partcovering the recess and its other part engaging an edge of the framemember, said plate having a slot in communication with the recess, asecond angle-shaped plate resting on the first plate, screws passingthrough the second plate and through the slot in the first plate, a barlocated in the recess and contacting with the slotted part of the firstplate and receiving the ends of the screws, said second plate having ahorizontal rib on its outer face of dovetailed shape, and said keepermember having a horizontal groove of dove-tail shape for receiving therib, flanges on the ends of the w keeper member and horizontal slotstherein and screws passing through the slots into the .7 second r platehv 7 Y In testimony whereof I aflikimy signatlre. JAMES WILLIAMANSTIJEIII.v

